“New data from SquareTrade (one of the bigger warranty providers) says Asus and Toshiba have the least hardware malfunctions over 3 years, while one-in-four HP laptops are projected to experience problems. Oh, and crappy netbooks are worst of all.”Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Hands-on with Intel’s Reader. The chip giant spills the beans @ HEXUS
- AnandTech Tests GPU Accelerated Flash 10.1 Prerelease
- Intel’s six-core Gulftown is performing well @ The Inquirer
- SSL Renegotiation Attack Becomes Real @ Slashdot
- Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks Early Tuesday Morning @ Slashdot
- Tossed in Space @ I, Cringley
- Cooling Bags Could Cut Server Cooling Costs By 93% @ Slashdot
- DRAM production costs to drop significantly in 2010, say Taiwan makers @ DigiTimes
- HP DreamScreen 100 Review @ Digital Trends
- Asus RT -N16 Review @ Digital Trends
- Top 5 Most Wanted Tech Industry Mergers @ Digital Trends
- NZXT Gamma Gaming Case Drawing @ Benchmark Reviews
- MSI Overclock and AfterBurner Skin contests @ Guru of 3D
It’s just going to die on you
Gizmodo has compiled information on the reliability of various laptop brands and as past users of HP products already knew, HP does not fare well. ASUS and Toshiba both did well, both with less than a 16% failure rate over 3 years where as cheap netbooks reached 6% failure rates within the first year. Fully 1/4 of HP laptops suffer failures within 3 years, followed closely by Acer, Lenovo and Gateway. Check out the rest before you pick up your next netbook or notebook.
